Final Day of SUPERPOWER hop...

 

MONDAY APRIL 21

QuiltnQueen ( our cheerleader for this hop)

Malini's Quilting Adventure

Pig Tales and Quilts

My Stitchin-n-Stuff

pieces by polly

Buzzing and Bumbling

The Distracted Domestic

Sew We Quilt

Today's list of SUPERPOWERS plus recap...

Day 7
~ SUPER quilter, embroiderer, crafter (and dare I say Cheerleader)
~ Bloodhound
~ Stitching (especially for the benefit of others)
~ Super creative stitcher
~ Corset maker

~ Créatif (and Born Organized too!)

Day 6
~ Super Nurturer
~ Coffee drinker
~ Super Sewer (in triplicate!)
~ Super Procrastinator (so busy being SUPER MOM)
~ Last Minute Projects
~ Super UFO Finisher/helper

Day 5
~ Railroad Mouth (Braces lol) survivor
~ Super Machine Trapunto and embroidery
~ Superpowered Stitcher
~ Super Woolly Worker
~ SUPER LIMPER Redwork stitcher
~ SUPER, SUPER, SUPER Cross-stitcher!

Day 4
~ Colouring outside the lines
~ EPP with the sexy hexy
~ Tambour Embroiderer...lovely!
~ Busy Bee or Flower Gardener Extraordinaire
~ Mistress of Mess
~ Super Sewer

Day 3
~SUPER MugRuggy
~A weight watcher
~SUPER brave bug kisser :0) with beautifully stitched runners
~ Spreader of light and love
~A Java Junkie
~SUPER Stitcher, able to create community one stitch at a time

Day 2
~ SUPER GiGi
~ A smiling soul
~ Dream achiever
~ Creativity
~ Chocolate lover
~ SUPER Fox 

Day 1
~ #1 Rescue Woman
~ Diminutive projects filled with SUPER stitching
~ Cross-stitch
~ Quilting
~ Reading
~ Super Pincushion designer

Boo hoo...It's over.... but, happily, on to Picnics!

SUPERPOWERS Revealed on Day 5

Today's reveal of SUPERPOWERS include:


~ Railroad Mouth (Braces lol) survivor
~ Super Machine Trapunto and embroidery
~ Superpowered Stitcher
~ Super Woolly Worker
~ SUPER LIMPER Redwork stitcher
~ SUPER, SUPER, SUPER Cross-stitcher!

As always, check back with Mdm. Samm to see which creative lovelies were chosen for WOW, and CREATIVE top 2?

  

Also, if you want to see all participant entries in one place, check Mdm Samm's Pinterest board...link found on my right hand sidebar. 

Tomorrow continues with Day 6 of the SUPERPOWER hop with:

 

FRIDAY APRIL 18

Late Night Quilter

Just Keep Swimming

I Piece 2-Mary

The Fuzzy Hat Quilter

Kids and Sewing

Sew many yarns

 

 

Have a lovely evening!

Day 4 ~ SUPERPOWERS Revealed

But first...here is an idea of today's weather...

It was cold enough that Harpo (the kitty) snuggled under the blankets all night, and now is loving the woodstove, which of course is also where I can be found *wink*

Today's reveal of SUPERPOWERS:

~ Colouring outside the lines
~ EPP with the sexy hexy
~ Tambour Embroiderer...lovely!
~ Busy Bee or Flower Gardener Extraordinaire
~ Mistress of Mess
~ Super Sewer

As always, check back with Mdm. Samm to see which creative lovelies were chosen for WOW, and CREATIVE top 2?

  

Also, if you want to see all participant entries in one place, check Mdm Samm's Pinterest board...link found on my right hand sidebar. 

Tomorrow continues with Day 5 of the SUPERPOWER hop with:

 

THURSDAY APRIL 17

Kathy's Quilts

Made by Me in Red

life, quilts and a cat too

Val Spiers Sews

Quilt Doodle Doodles...

Quilting My Way-5th Generation Quilters Blog

 I'll be there with my notepad and pencil taking notes of powers and inspiring ideas. Just cause, inquiring minds want to know....

SUPERPOWERS REVEALED ~ DAY 3

Oh, but there were some secret super powers revealed today!

Our ever growing list has gained:

~SUPER MugRuggy
~A weight watcher
~SUPER brave bug kisser :0) with beautifully stitched runners
~ Spreader of light and love
~A Java Junkie
~SUPER Stitcher, able to create community one stitch at a time

 And we are a creative community with sew much love to share.

Did you remember to check back with Mdm. Samm to see which creative lovelies were chosen for WOW, and CREATIVE top 2? They were SUPER!

  

Also, if you want to see all participant entries in one place, check Mdm Samm's Pinterest board...link found on my right hand sidebar. 

Tomorrow continues with Day 4 of the SUPERPOWER hop with:

WEDNESDAY APRIL 16

krislovesfabric

My Addiction to Quilting

Needle and Hook

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Lixie Makes It

Seams To Be Sew

 Gratuitous photo of the day:

Apparently my son has begun walking to the garbage can in bare feet. Sunday gave us a dusting of snow and he walked barefoot regardless. I had to take a photo of his footsteps when I saw this out the window...do you see? 

When questioned how he managed to walk in two directions simultaneously, he laughed as hard as I did because it was not intentional and he hadn't even noticed. F.Y.I. My son is 6'1" and apparently walks with a long stride. So I guess my word is "priceless!"

Smalls SAL - March 26

Missed this yesterday with all the excitement of it being my day to wave my flag. Paper piecing has become such a pleasure that I just want to do more! But that is for another day.

Here is the small I completed that was originally to be done for February, but circumstances as they were...it did not get completed then. So better late than never...

I am making this into a pillow for my son's bed. Black Kona cotton with red ruffle, or bias binding, or flange...not sure yet, but the fabric is in my stash!

Thanks for stopping by...oh and if you like, you can comment on the previous post for a chance to win a Rocky & Bullwinkle fat quarter.

See you next month!

Smalls SAL - February 26

Well, behind again. I was working on my I heart heart Gallifrey for February, but really got derailed this last 1 1/2 weeks with the illness of my mother. I am about 2/3rds finished...will get caught up soon.

In the meantime, please accept this other stitchery in its place. I worked on a project for the Don't Let the Door Stop You blog hop, and created a small stitchery with that...also from Vicky Ramage (Comastitch). Pattern available for purchase on Craftsy. I used the stitchery on a door stop. I just love gingham, and fell in love with this pattern.

FNWF

Did most of my sewing in previous post...did some more yesterday on Sunbonnet Sue, but have no photo's to share. Also working on my Smalls 2014 cross stitch project for February, though I bet my stitched pattern on the doorstop would count as such in a pinch. No photos in case my sly son is lurking about my blog as it is for him, but I will say that so far I have most of the (I) done and a (heart). Shhh...the rest is secret. Hoping to complete before Friday.

Thanks for stopping by...it really was a photoless Friday night. Will make up for it with completed photos later this week!

Happy Weekend!

Don't Let the Door Stop You

This is the final day of the double hop She Who Sews and Don't Let the Door Stop You. There have been some very creative and beautiful projects shared.

I was not going to do this hop. My original intention was to take a break and get some of the other projects on my long list of Things to Do...done. But, when I saw Sunbonnet Sue, I immediately emailed Carla and practically begged to be let into this hop. You see, the only room I need a doorstop in is my bedroom, and I just knew what fabric I would pull from my stash. I used leftover floral fabric from when I shortened the premade floral curtains I had purchased. And the plaid (?) fabric is from a recycled bedskirt from this set as well.

Then, during the hop, another blogger presented Sunbonnet Sue for her project. And a stunning Sue she was. Silly me, I let myself feel intimidated and thought that maybe, I should do a different door stop. Not that I am as design creative as I would like to be, I used another free pattern, but changed it up a bit by using a cross-stitch piece (Vicky Ramage on Craftsy) and I just love how it turned out.

Lesson learned? Do the best you can regardless....so here is Sue. Still in a state of disarray and undress...held together with pins. Will post a picture once she is done. Hoping to have time tomorrow to finish her up!

Until then, thank you Carla and Mdm. Samm for another fun filled adventure...and be sure to visit today's list of wonderful and creative projects!

February 7th

GrammieQs

Pickles Quilting

Made by Me in Red
 
A Passion for Applique

Living With Purpose (me)

Sew We Quilt

FNSI, Quilty Stitches, & On The Needles

Got busy yesterday at my quilting guild meeting, and having the cat shaved, and didn't get around to posting until now. Had a productive FNSI but as you will see in the photos, it really doesn't look like much. Forgot how slow going larger-sized projects can be. Plus it has been a long time since I worked on 14-count aida. So much smaller than the 11-count I've recently been working on for my smalls! Oh, my poor aging eyes!

I chose different colours than Corey at Little Miss Shabby, mostly because I didn't want to wait until my order from Herrschners arrives. Love blues, greens, and purples so that is likely what I am going to continue to go with. The fabric is 14-count Aida in Antique White, so the white stitching doesn't show up very well. I figure it will show more once the other colours fill up the interior. And I'm likely to backstitch my project as well.

Also worked on some knitting and crochet projects...

This is the January mid-month cloth. When finished, photo will be added to my monthly dishcloth KAL page.

Always wanted to crochet in the round. So I've decided to make some round scrubbies. Once I work these out to my liking, I'm going to make some to add to my Christmas box with dishcloths and dishtowels.

Oh, and here is the progress on Sock 1 of my first pair of socks. Bit of a standstill cause I dropped a couple of stitches and picked them up but 1 or maybe two rows down. Guess I was too excited cause I was on my last round before starting work on the toe. Oh well, will pick it up again when I catch up on some upcoming deadlines LOL

Well, that was about it for FNSI and Friday on the Needles. Linking up with Wendy for FNSI and Judy for FOTN!

For your viewing pleasure...

Here is Harpo sleeping being disturbed while trying to sleep along the back of the couch. Yikes his ear is dirty; probably from hanging out in front of the woodstove.

And here he is again in all his furless glory...

I usually only shave him in the Spring, but this year he has begun shedding en masse already. Every time I pick him up, I get a nose full and shirt full of fur...so off with his fur! He doesn't go out so he is plenty safe snuggled up near the woodstove. I actually have to shove him out of the way in order to add wood LOL

New Stitch Along with LMS

Have you seen this?

Little Miss Shabby is hosting a cross-stitching sampler along...The Quilty Stitches Sampler Along. This is without a doubt my kind of quilting...

It is just such a beautiful sampler that I cannot help but join up. Visit here to sign up and for a materials list and here for her suggested colours list.

The sampler-along is scheduled to begin next week, with a new "block" every two weeks, for a total of 16 blocks. I'll have time to order my missing DMC thread from her list of suggested thread colours.

oooeee...my squeals of delight to have found such a fun project! 2014 is off to an amazing start!